Mountain View at Desert Willow Golf Resort
About
The second of two Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designs at Desert Willow resort in Cathedral City, Mountain View is a little shorter (6,913 yards) and boasts wider fairways than the Firecliff Course.
There are also half as many bunkers as at Firecliff. Which still means there are 98 here.
Still, water comes into play more on Mountain View. The course name is no misnomer either. Golfers actually do get great views of the Santa Rosa Mountains as they take on Hurdzan's desert landscaping. This is resort golf with real nature touches.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6913 yards | 73.0 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6507 yards | 71.2 | 128 |
| Lavender | 72 | 6128 yards | 69.4 | 124 |
| Lavender (W) | 72 | 6128 yards | 75.4 | 139 |
| Tan | 72 | 5573 yards | 66.6 | 117 |
| Tan (W) | 72 | 5573 yards | 72.4 | 134 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5040 yards | 64.0 | 110 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5040 yards | 69.6 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.0/132 | 419 | 390 | 453 | 374 | 227 | 476 | 390 | 179 | 555 | 3463 | 410 | 200 | 501 | 199 | 448 | 426 | 386 | 342 | 538 | 3450 | 6913 |
| Purple M: 71.2/128 | 399 | 369 | 433 | 349 | 192 | 455 | 363 | 155 | 531 | 3246 | 388 | 173 | 487 | 181 | 426 | 404 | 366 | 317 | 519 | 3261 | 6507 |
| Purple/White M: 70.3/126 | 369 | 355 | 418 | 323 | 172 | 455 | 363 | 155 | 531 | 3141 | 388 | 156 | 487 | 181 | 397 | 382 | 348 | 317 | 519 | 3175 | 6316 |
| White M: 69.4/124 W: 75.4/139 | 369 | 355 | 418 | 323 | 172 | 429 | 338 | 147 | 509 | 3060 | 363 | 156 | 470 | 162 | 397 | 382 | 348 | 300 | 490 | 3068 | 6128 |
| White/Tan M: 68.1/121 W: 73.9/137 | 343 | 322 | 376 | 305 | 150 | 429 | 338 | 147 | 509 | 2919 | 363 | 128 | 470 | 162 | 366 | 360 | 308 | 300 | 490 | 2947 | 5866 |
| Tan M: 66.6/117 W: 72.4/134 | 343 | 322 | 376 | 305 | 150 | 390 | 310 | 129 | 429 | 2754 | 321 | 128 | 444 | 140 | 366 | 360 | 308 | 284 | 468 | 2819 | 5573 |
| Tan/Green W: 70.9/130 | 300 | 294 | 376 | 283 | 150 | 356 | 310 | 129 | 401 | 2599 | 295 | 128 | 444 | 140 | 338 | 360 | 308 | 250 | 428 | 2691 | 5290 |
| Green M: 64.0/110 W: 69.6/126 | 300 | 294 | 336 | 283 | 122 | 356 | 273 | 109 | 401 | 2474 | 295 | 116 | 407 | 120 | 338 | 327 | 285 | 250 | 428 | 2566 | 5040 |
| Handicap | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by GemofDesert on 11/03/2025
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Photo submitted by kook92683 on 12/29/2022
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Great time to golf. Right before sunset. Photo submitted by u266717064 on 11/04/2022
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Never saw Palm Trees Au natural before!! Stunning Photo submitted by bcoleman1 on 06/05/2020
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/12/2018
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Simply stunning! Photo submitted by ForeinSD on 05/09/2017
Top of the class
Both Firecliff and Mountain View are exceptional municipal courses. Likely the best you’ll ever play. Conditions are phenomenal year round, even during the “dog days” of summer. A must play in the valley.
Great Golf Course
Wow, spectacular course. The condition was amazing and the staff was friendly. I will go back.
Mountain View
Rode the Purple tees (6507/71.2/128) in slightly less than 3H as a single twilight. Sunny, breezy and around 112.
Bermuda tees were level, lush and reasonably well maintained for divots.
Bermuda fairways are lush and firm, good to play out of.
Bermuda rough was nice. Lush, mowed low and not overly penal.
Sand traps were well maintained with good quality sand.
Bermuda greens were good for middle of the summer. Medium speed, firm and held irons with minor run out.
Excellent customer service on every visit here. Nice GPS on the upgraded carts that have ports for electronics. No on course services, but plenty of ice/water stations on the course. Nice all grass driving range with a good chipping area & practice green. Conditions were pretty good considering the heat, definitely better than Firecliff today. Fun course, recommended.
Great Course
This was a beautiful and challenging course. Staff was professional and the staff was following and really impressed us on their Covid-19 preparedness. The fairways were in great shape. Some of the greens were rough but I’m not complaining I highly recommend playing Desert Willow.
What a nice find!
I’ve been spoiled by relatives belonging to La Quinta. Mountain course, Dunes course, but mostly the private Citrus course. A member recommended Desert Willow. Had no idea what to expect. It was awesome. I teed off at 2:55 in early June and paid $51.00. Perfect!!
Highly recommend!!
Two great tracks!
I played both courses today- 36 holes in under 5 hours total. Had a 10:30 tee time. Both courses were in great shape. Fun layouts. Mountain was great, definitely better potential for scoring, I just wasn’t hitting it that well. Surprisingly got it together for Firecliff and played great the 2nd round. Will definitely be back!
Nice course.
I thought it was a little to wide open but very nice. The sand was a little iffy.
Great Find
Our round at Stone Eagle was cancelled due to the Corona Virus. Got on line and found this course. We paid less than what we were going to pay at Stone Eagle and got a great value in return. Course is immaculate. It rained most of the back nine, so the weather impacted what was a great golf course. Will come back and play the other course. Can’t believe this is a muni and owned by the city. Highly recommend.
Desert Willow Gem
First time playing mountain view and was not disappointed. Both courses here and the facility are top shelf and would recommend to anyone. Pace of play could use a little work but I say that everywhere.
The best public golf course I have ever played!
This is a hidden gem among a plethora of courses in the Palm Springs area. The fairways are in perfect condition, and the rough is equally in perfect condition.
The entire course is expertly manicured, and the greens roll true. Definitely worth the money!
What no range!
The booking on GolfNow did not tell us that the range was closed. That’s a pretty important detail.
Marshall’s were non existent. A twosome backed up four groups behind them by the 4th hole and the marshalls never came out to speed them up.
Great Golf Course!
Several people had told me to
Play here and now I get it. What a gem, great views, great course, great time. Played the Purple tees and loved it. Tough but fair. Pace of play was perfect despite the frost delay. Restrooms appeared as you need them. Staff is fantastic, and very helpful. Can’t wait to come back.